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Why did Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve refuse educational posts during the early 1830s?
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During the early 1830s, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve refused several educational posts that would have provided financial relief from his poverty because he feared that accepting them would compromise his freedom of judgment.1
His reluctance was primarily driven by a strong dislike for the newly established regime of King Louis-Philippe, which had angered him through its brutal handling of the riots of 1832.1